James Kizza, Acting Commissioner, Corporate Services. For his role in URA’s digitisation Agenda, Kizza was in November 2019 awarded the CIO of the Year Award 2019 at the 2019 East Africa CIO100 Awards in Nairobi Kenya, beating stiff competition from several CTOs in the region. James Kizza is an experienced Information Technology professional, who has worked at URA for 27 years, rising to the rank of Assistant Commissioner in charge of IT, from whence he was appointed to become the Acting Commissioner Corporate Services. The Corporate Services Department, oversees the divisions of Finance, Human Resource, Administration and IT. He joined URA…
PROFILES: Who is Mathew Mugabi and James Kizza, the two new Commissioners at Uganda Revenue Authority? On May 29th 2020, two URA Commissioners, Dicksons Kateshumbwa (Domestic Taxes) and Henry Martin Saka (Tax Investigations) alongside, Silajji Kanyesigye the Assistant Commissioner, Large Taxpayer Office and Samuel Kahima resigned their jobs. Following the resignations, Mukiibi Patrick, previously, the Commissioner Corporate Services, became the Commissioner Domestic Taxes. Mrs. Patience T. Rubagumya (Commissioner Legal Services and Board Affairs); Herbert Rusoke (Commissioner Internal Audit and Compliance) and Abel Kagumire (Acting Commissioner Customs) retained their jobs. However, two Assistant Commissioners- Mathew Mugabi previously, the Assistant Commissioner in charge of Tax Investigations was promoted to Acting Commissioner Tax Investigations. James Kizza, formerly the Assistant Commissioner Information Technology was also promoted to Acting Commissioner Corporate Services. This is what know about Mathew Mugabi and James Kizza, the two new Commissioners.

LEFT-RIGHT: James Kizza, formerly the Assistant Commissioner Information Technology was promoted to Acting Commissioner Corporate Services while Mathew Mugabi previously, the Assistant Commissioner in charge of Tax Investigations was promoted to Acting Commissioner Tax Investigations.



